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Acoustic watts
- Thread starter AaronLTW
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Well generally you can, just keep in mind that you have the ability to blow your speakers. Also important is what is the impedance of the cab and what impedance is the amp rated at 600w for?
Many times the amp will be rated for 600w into 4 Ohms and a single 4x10 will be rated at 8 ohms, meaning you only get about half that power (i.e. 300w into 8 ohms) which is well within the limits.
Many times the amp will be rated for 600w into 4 Ohms and a single 4x10 will be rated at 8 ohms, meaning you only get about half that power (i.e. 300w into 8 ohms) which is well within the limits.
Just be careful that you don't blow the speakers by underpowering them. That means you can NEVER turn the amp off after you plug it in.
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Hi.
600W/2Ohm usually means 300W/4Ohm and 150W/8Ohm.
The 400W power handling of the cab is just the thermal power handling, meaning that You can still over-excurse the speakers with lows so use your ears.
Regards
Sam
600W/2Ohm usually means 300W/4Ohm and 150W/8Ohm.
The 400W power handling of the cab is just the thermal power handling, meaning that You can still over-excurse the speakers with lows so use your ears
.Regards
Sam
i have the 600h amp, best 200 buck purchase i ever made. It is 600 Watts @ 2 ohms. So you get about 450 Watts @ 4 ohms and around 250 Watts @ 8 ohms.
I run it through a 8ohm 400 watt 4x10 hartke. So the amp is Pushing out around 250 watts. It sounds great/loud/punchy and bright. it can def handle small to medium sized gigs.
I run it through a 8ohm 400 watt 4x10 hartke. So the amp is Pushing out around 250 watts. It sounds great/loud/punchy and bright. it can def handle small to medium sized gigs.
You could always series connect 2 acoustic 8ohm 4x10 cabs which will run your speakers at 4ohms. Allowing the acoustic 600h to push out around 400-450 watts. This is what I'm considering to do with my rig. All in all, the acoustic 600h will do the job and only slightly dent your pocket.
It's a parallel connection, but you are correct- 2 8 ohm cabs in parallel will yield a 4 ohm load, and be much louder. With an amp like the B600, you could run 4 8 ohm cabs if you wanted to.
ahh yes, thanks. Your right rickenboogie, I always get the two terms confused.
That being said will a parallel connection of 2 - 400 watt cabs handle the 450~500 watts of power the acoustic 600h is putting out or will it blow/damage the speakers?
Or, Does the two 400 watt cabs evenly disperse the wattage the acoustic head is putting out?
That being said will a parallel connection of 2 - 400 watt cabs handle the 450~500 watts of power the acoustic 600h is putting out or will it blow/damage the speakers?
Or, Does the two 400 watt cabs evenly disperse the wattage the acoustic head is putting out?
I found out that the Acoustic 600h and the matching Acoustic
1-15 cab was not loud enough. I was in Guitar center and found an Acoustic 4x10 cab really cheap and I will test it this weekend and report on my findings. I assume that both cabs, each being 8ohms, the 4x10 might be louder, but might not be.
I know that the Acoustic 600h, driving a Peavey TVX4x10 gets quite loud.
More when I know more.
Ken R
1-15 cab was not loud enough. I was in Guitar center and found an Acoustic 4x10 cab really cheap and I will test it this weekend and report on my findings. I assume that both cabs, each being 8ohms, the 4x10 might be louder, but might not be.
I know that the Acoustic 600h, driving a Peavey TVX4x10 gets quite loud.
More when I know more.
Ken R
Well, if you've already got the 1x15 and the 4x10, might as well put them together in paralell, it'll definitely be louder. Using different sized drivers together can lead to some interesting sonic effects, some good, some bad. Try it out and see if you like it. If it sounds good to you I'd say go for it. Two 4x10s would be even better... or four...
